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Mayor Zohran Mamdani will deliver a presidential-style speech Friday for America\u2019s 250th birthday in what City Hall billed a \u201cmajor address\u201d hours before President Trump delivers his own remarks.<\/p>\n

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Follow live updates on Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s socialist agenda and the latest in NYC politics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hizzoner\u2019s team said his speech will reflect on \u201cNew York City\u2019s role in our national history\u201d and its \u201cposition as the nation\u2019s symbolic gateway\u201d \u2014 and will be delivered from George Washington\u2019s desk.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis desk\u00a0is older than the resolute desk and was used by Washington when it\u00a0was located in\u00a0Federal Hall, the first Capitol building for the United States, and where Washington was inaugurated as President,\u201d his team wrote in a press release. <\/p>\n

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George Washington\u2019s Presidential desk is located in the Governor\u2019s Room of City Hall. Mayor Mamdani will also be joined by recently naturalized United States Citizens, City Hall said.<\/p>\n

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The address is scheduled for 10 a.m. and will be streamed live.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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